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February 24, 2017

Mahmoud Abbas’s Appointment of a New Deputy Chairman Won’t Prevent a Violent Succession Struggle

Mahmoud al-Aloul won’t be the next PA president.

Last week, amid ongoing concern over his refusal to choose a successor, the aging president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) elevated two of his associates to important positions within his Fatah party. Mahmoud al-Aloul, a PLO veteran who was close to Yasir Arafat’s inner circle, was named deputy party chairman, and Jibril Rajoub, who served as the head of Arafat’s Preventive Security Force in the West Bank, became the secretary general. The move, writes Yoni Ben Menachem, has calmed some of the internal tensions within Fatah, but only in the short run:

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February 24, 2017

  1. Mahmoud Abbas’s Appointment of a New Deputy Chairman Won’t Prevent a Violent Succession Struggle

    Mahmoud al-Aloul won’t be the next PA president.

  2. In Today’s Middle East, Arabs Are No Longer Dominant

    Aside from Israel, Iran and Turkey have proved most successful.

  3. Hizballah’s Relations with Iran Are Under Increasing Strain

    But this isn’t necessarily good news for Israel.

  4. Jewish Life Carries on in Eastern Ukraine

    A visit to Mariupol.

  5. Australians Remember the Battle of Beersheba

    A historic victory that led to the end of Ottoman rule over Palestine.